Toy balloon



L. R. HOLYCROSS ET AL. TOY BALLOON.

FILED-JAN- 31, 192]. T

' Mar; 6, 1923,.

Lemma Rli lycrvss Ra "01141 WMgprtin I ing is a specification.

' unseated may be determined without manip-' ulation of the valve itself but chiefly by. changing the position of the balloon and the Other objects will appear from degree of inflati0n.,,If the, device is in- LEVVA It. EOLYCBOSS AND RAYMOND w. Man'rrn, or oonnnrnus onro; SAID Maitrm' nssronon, BYVMESNE ASSIGNMENTS, T0 SAID nonvcnoss.

TOY BALLOON.

Application filed January 131, 1921. nSerial No. 441,111.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, LEVVA R. HoLYonoss ment in Toy Balloons, of which the followhis invention relates balloons in which 'a valve is employed to prevent, if desired, the deflation of the balloon.

Heretofore, so far aswe are aware, the deflation of such a balloon has been dependent upon some manipulation of the valve. The

object of-th'e present invention is to provide improved means whereby the positlon of the valve-that iswhether to be seated or valve-seat. the disclosure herein. The invention isembodied in the construe-- tion herein shown and described, the tea tures of novelty being'flnally claimed.

In the accompanying drawing Figure 1 is a sectional view showing the balloon in the upright position and partly inflated and the valve seated.

Fig. 2 is a side view with the balloon in section showing the device in the inverted position with the valve unseated and with the balloon in the act of deflating.

In the views 5 designates the balloon which is formed with a contracted flexible neck. The neck is stretched or otherwise secured around the flared end 6 of a tube 6. The extension 6 forms a wall around the valve seat to maintain at all times a free passage for the valve toward the inflatable member to a position beyond the rangeof inflating pressure to reseat it. The tube is made of hard inflexible material as for example metal or gutta percha. The flared portion 6 forms the valve seat, the valve 7 being a ball or sphere preferably of steel, adapted when in the seat to close the passage through the tube. In the instance shown the strai ht portion of the tube is pressed into a hoIe 8 in ablock 9 of wood. The end of the block containing the tube is circularly rabbeted to receive a removable bushing or collar 10. This bushing or collar 10 forms a guard to protect the neck of the balloon to the ty e or m held.,:cyer the whistle opening. In the upand the seatfrommanipulation injury.

blockw9 is bored at'right angles to the I axisof. the hole 8 to receive av tubular stem* 11 communicating with the hole 8.. Said stemfllcambe equipped with a reed. at 12' or otherwiseconstructed to provide a whis tle operable when the balloon is, deflated} T he bloc-k,.,.collar and stem combine to'simulateqa "tobacco pipe." The balloon simulates a soap bubble. This form is not essentiah The balloon is conveniently inflated-by turn: ing the device to uprightposition, that is Withthevalve seat uppermost and filling it,

with the breath-the flnger'meanwhile being rightposition referred to the yalve drops by; gravity into the. seatebut is lifted a little duringthe inflating operation. When the, blowing is stopped the'val-ve is held on the seat by the internalpressure upon the valve and" with'rnore'or less force accordin'gyto-the verted'as in Fig.2 thevalve mayor may not fall 'outofthe seat, thatresult-depending upon several conditions; 'asfifor'exarnple the:

weight of the valve, the degree-of inflation and the accuracy or closeness of the fit of the valve in the seat. If there-be a slight leak the valve will eventually drop away owing to the reduction of pressure. In most cases the valve may be shaken out of its seat by a vigorous movement or jerk of the device. But the valve can be readily un seated at will by inverting the device as shown in Fig. 2 and a little further inflation of the balloon. When the valve is thus unseated it falls by gravity into theballoon beyond the range of the internal pressure of reinflation and cannot be reseated until the I device is turned to upright-position. Obviously the valve can be held on its seat by twisting the balloon so as to close the passage from the valve seat but this is not herein I inflatable member of elasticmaterial provided with an inflating opening having a valveseat of relatively hard material,--a freely movable'spherical valve of relatively hard material for said seat, means whereby said openingis normally atv all timesprovidedwith a free passage for the valve extending toward the inflatable member and into which passage the valve is adapted .to fall from the valveseat to a position beyond. the range of internal inflating pressure to reseat the same 'when'said member is deflated andin invertedpositio'n, substantially as described;

In a toy balloon," thel combinations-of an inflatable member vhaving a neck with .a valve seat of inflexible 'niaterial therein adapted-to receive .a' spherical. valve. to close the neck, and a valve. ofspherical form within said' neck adapted to seat upon said seat toclosesaid neok,-said valve adapted upon the application of equalizing external breath pressure :to be projected into. the inflatable membertby gravity beyond the reseatlng influence or internal pressure when the lnflatable member is turned to invert- .ed position, substantially as described.

4. In a toy balloon, the combination of an inflatable member havlng an inflating openxing provided with a valve seat, means normally providing at all times a free passage toravalve'betweenqsaid seat and points be yond the range of normal inflating pressures to reseat such valve, anda valve aforesaid seatfreely movable between said seat and points, "substantially, as described.

'5. In a toy: balloon, thecombination of an inflatable member having an inflating opening" provided" with.v avalve seat, means norma-lly providing at all times anf'ree passage for a valve between said seat andpoints be-.

yond the range or" normalinflating pressures to rcseatsaid valve, and a ball valve for said seat freely movable between said seat and points, substantially as described.

6. In a toy: balloon,,the combination of opening providedwithavalve seat, and a rigidv wall around andbeyond the valyeseat normally: providing at a ll times a free passage for -12L valve {,between said seat, and

points beyond, the; range of; normal iinflat- 1 ing pressures to reseataS lQhfvalve, anda valve for said seat; freely; movable between said! seat and .-poii 1ts,. substantially i asl fde-' scribed.

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